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The fear that emergent AI systems may inadvertently or deliberately embed biases and backdoors—parallels to those seen in other software—raises substantial ethical questions. What happens when these so-called open-source models begin to shape public perceptions and behaviors on a large scale? The concern escalates when considering the implications of deliberately implanted biases within AI systems—a possibility that could lead to manipulative practices masked under the guise of neutrality.